Here are a couple of places to try: ratedata.gaincapital.com I know Yahoo has some data but for the life of me I can't find the link right now. I just suck the data out of VT Trader with a little script that I wrote.

The "simple forex system"

Backtesting depends on what platform you are working on. I do most of my testing on a propritary program that I am writing myself in Python. I trade With VT Trader and it is hard to back test with it. I don't have any hard figures for your simple ...

The "simple forex system"

Amen and amen to the robbooker add on. I also use a McGrew MCAD and a slow stocastic. I also watch the RSI on the 1hr. I use 2 monitors with the 1hr on one and the 15min on the other.

The "simple forex system"

McGrew MCAD is avalable on VT Trader as the Mac Dot system, I think that there is a version for MT4 too. for free. Also there is a clone out there by the name of Frutty Pebbles or some such. Before Phil McGrew set up his site and went all propritary ...

McGrew MACD & Other discussions

If your home life is a wreck it will reflect on your trading. When I first started trading my sweet wife was sceptical and fought me hair, tooth and toelail. I had to demo for a long time for her to get used to the wierd hours and the fact that when ...

Lessons by Joe Ross

The number of pips for a trailing stop is going to depend on the pair you are trading and the market conditions at the time. For example, the GBP/USD is more volitale than, say the EUR/USD. So your stops would be different. An indicator that you can ...

Trailing stops???

Scalping — Quote from Gaylords Dictionary of Techinical Terminology: scalp: (v) get in, get out, get pips.

Stop Hunting

I agree. To quote that great Pimpster.. no I mean Pipster Jessie Jackson "If you are followin' the tips, you'r just chasin' the Pips!"

Hi I'm new to all this can anyone help me.

I trade mostly on a 15min chart and go for aprox 20 pip trades. I keep an eye on the 60min (1hr) chart for trends and direction. I have a tripple ema and I eyball the slope of the65 period ema to see trendiness. My main foucs however is the 15min ...

Importance of longer-term time Frames

Vt Trader has A lot of trading systems. You can program anything to sound an alarm. It is not tooo hard to program and I think about anybody could figure it out. If you can't , there is plenty of help on the fourms at ...

event alarm

I have a gold pan in my closet and creeks full of gold around here. When I go camping (and have enough energy to crawl into a creek.) I just swirll a few pans and pick up a few flakes at a time. It is hard work but makes more per hour than fishing ...

FROM THE WSJ..another reason to trade $ negative

Ditto, Amen, and all that agreement sort of stuff>.

Trading Divergence

Well I had some fun on the cable roller coster this morning anyway. Made my dough back with a quick trigger finger and a lot of luck. Ended the week ++ so I can get my wifey pizza for date nite tonite after the play. (or what passes for theatre in ...

Cable, MACD + RSI Divergence Wassssssup?

That is the dreded headfake! It Hapens a lot! you have to be ready for it and not pull the trigger too soon.

The "Squeeze" play

Ok I take back the Monte Carlo crack. You know what you are doing!!!

EURUSD

"If you don't have time for a cup of Postum, you better plan your day a little better." - my ole ZL -

Trading Divergence

In my mind, there is a difference between calling a trade on a chat room and Team Trading. In team trading we are a tight knit team of trusted individuals with unique styles. We use the team to bounce ideas off of each other and encourage each ...

Team Trading

I'm shortin the GBP/USD and cleanin up!

EURUSD

Lets see JL if I read things right you are just a short flight away from Monte Carlo. They have Black Jack and Roulette there, heck, you could even get in some craps while you are there. And besides you get free drinks!

EURUSD